I purchased my 1.0 Albino Nelsons Milk last year in August. In that time he ate everytime I fed. I started to get concerned when I noticed he just wasn't growing. I talked to the owner of the pet store where I get my feed from and he told me they just grow slow. That conversation took place a few months ago and my little guy has not grown at all. He now has regurged the last 2 meals I have fed him, one was a hour-old rat pup, the last was a fuzzy mouse pup, eyes just about to open. The snake was in a 10 gallon aquarium, I moved him into a 15 gallon terrarium.
If anyone can help, please please let me know. Thanks-Casey
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Please Help. Regurge and Growth problems
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What are you using as a substrate?
What are the minimum and maximum temp fluctuations over a 24 hour period?
-RG
The temps go between 85-90. As far as substrate goes, I am using sani-chips (I think thats the name).
Thank you for any help!
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(Army National Guard, Charlie Rock Co.)
06/03/1979-06/22/2005
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>>>>The temps go between 85-90.
For a 24 hour period? Are you guessing on this, or do you have a digital thermometer with a min and max memory?
The substrate seems OK, but the temperature range is way too high. There should be a cool and warm area in the tank. Have you read any good milk or king snake books? If not that is the first place you should start.
As far as regurgitation, as long as the temps are not to low (no lower than 70), the most common culprit is an intestinal blockage usually by a large chunk of substrate that was ingested.
Try feeding the snake 4 days after the last regurgitation, a single very small pinkey mouse. If it does not regurgitate repeat this step and feed it again in 5 days. Keep doing this for a few weeks, and you should be fine.
If it regurgitates again take the snake to a vet with some reptile experience.
-RG
Thank you so very much for your help. The temps were based on thermometers, thankfully I now know what to change.
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(Army National Guard, Charlie Rock Co.)
06/03/1979-06/22/2005
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